Brick School Year Extended Due to Sandy
Students will now be in school until late June
Summer vacation will have to wait this year. The unexpected seven day closure of Brick schools that resulted from Superstorm Sandy will cost students some beach time come summer. The Brick school district, like all others statewide, is required to be in session for 180 days. In order to comply with the state regulations, the school year will be extended through June 24. The township's Board of Education approved a newly-constructed calendar at its meeting Nov. 29. "There's a lot of time we have to make up," said board member Susan Suter, who did not support extending the school year until the end of June since the weather could turn too hot. Suter suggested taking days from various breaks, but Superintendent Dr. Walter Uszenski said he …
Linda Cicchetto
5:08 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Teachers get paid for 180 days; There is no union involved unless it goes over the last day of June which is when their contract runs out. I personally think they should use spring break; no matter what they use someone would complain! more ›